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RYAN, JOHN, 31y., enlisted at Boston, July 8, 1864, for 3 yr., as seaman on U. S. S. Ohio, a substitute for Albert A. Conant. Mr. Conant showed me a certificate to that effect in December, 1916 .- George Francis Dow.
SEYMOUR, JOHN, private, seaman, 34y., mustered in Apr. 26, 1864, 3y., 13th Battery Light Arty. Mass. Vols. Trans- ferred to Navy, May 17, 1864, served on quota of Topsfield. Served on R. S. Ohio and U. S. S. Santiago de Cuba; trans- ferred June 17, 1865 to Princeton, did not report on board.
SHUMWAY, CHARLES H., 47y., b. Boston, quarter gun- ner, enlisted Nov. 26, 1861 as seaman, at Boston, 3y., credited to
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Boston, vessels U. S. S. Ohio, Philadelphia, Jas. S. Chambers; discharged, Sept. 30, 1864. Of Topsfield in 1861.
SMITH, DANIEL H., private, 19y., shoemaker, s. Daniel and Patience (Bennett) Smith, b. Alfred, Maine, mustered in July 5, 1861, 3y., 14th Mass. Vol. Co. I. (afterward known as 1st Regt. Hy. Arty.) served on quota of Danvers, taken pris- oner near Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864, and died at And- ersonville prison, Ga., Aug. 7, 1864.
SMITH, JAMES, private, 28y., b. Ipswich, mustered Dec. 1, 1862, 9 mos., 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., served on quota of Topsfield, deserted Dec. 3, 1862, at Readville, Mass.
SMITH, JOHN, private, 43y., shoemaker, s. John and Bar- bara (Fellows) Smith, b. Portsmouth, Eng., May 7, 1818, d. Oct. 15, 1897, Topsfield; mustered Sept. 28, 1861, 3y., 23rd Mass. Vols. Co. B., mustered out Oct. 13, 1864, expiration of service, served on quota of Topsfield.
SMITH, JOHN P., private, 18y., laborer and shoemaker, s. John and Sarah (Phillips) Smith, b. Topsfield, Apr. 28, 1843; mustered in July 5, 1861, 3y., 14th Mass. Vols. Co. A., after- ward called 1st Regt. Hy. Arty., mustered out Nov. 4, 1863 to re-enlist. Enlisted 2nd time, Nov. 5, 1863, 1st Mass. Hy. Arty. Co. A. Taken prisoner June 22, 1864, Petersburg, Va .; died in Andersonville prison, Sept. 2, 1864, of disease; served on quota of Topsfield.
STEVENS, JOHN, musician, 18y., shoemaker, b. Boston, mustered in Aug. 23, 1861, 3y., 20th Mass. Vol. Co. H., drum- mer, mustered out Dec. 20, 1863, served on quota of Topsfield. Enlisted Dec. 20, 1863 and credited to Boston. Was captured at Gaines Mills, Va., June 2, 1864, and confined at Richmond, Va., June 3, 1864, then sent to Andersonville, Ga., June 8, 1864. He died while a prisoner of war at Florence, S. C. Another account states that he was supposed to have been killed in the last battle of the "Wilderness" as he was missing from his regiment thereafter. He swam the river at Ball's Bluff unharmed. He lived with William Garrett at Topsfield and is said to have come from New York City .- A. T. Merrill.
STRANGMAN, ALFRED, 18y., shoemaker, mustered in July 18, 1864, 100d., 8th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Nov. 10, 1864, served on quota of Topsfield.
STRANGMAN, JACOB T., private, 40y., m., carpenter, b. Prince Edward Island, enlisted, mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 9 mos., 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863, served on quota of Topsfield.
SWEENEY, GEORGE ENOS, b. Halifax, N. S., d. Sept. 4,
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1921, Topsfield ; enrolled Mar. 15, 1865, private in Co. K., 15th Maine Inf., discharged Mar. 15, 1866. From Discharge paper.
SWEENEY, JOEL LAKE, private, 21y., shoemaker, s. Charles and Anna H. (Lake) Sweeney, b. Topsfield, Nov. 29, 1839, d. Lynn, May 1, 1901; mustered in, June 26, 1861, 3y., 13th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out July 8, 1864, expiration of service; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863, again May 5, 1864, in the battle of the "Wilderness." 1st sergeant, June 25, 1864.
TAYLOR, TROWBRIDGE CURTIS, 45y., m., shoemaker, d. Ipswich; mustered in Sept. 28, 1861, 3y., musician, 23rd Mass. Vols. Co. A., mustered out April 16, 1862, disability, Newbern, N. C., served on quota of Topsfield.
TODD, EUGENE HENRY, private, 19y., shoemaker, s. Samuel and Harriet L. (Chase) Todd, b. Topsfield, June 3, 1842, d. Port Hudson, La., Sept. 30, 1863, of chronic diar- rhoea ; enlisted in December, 1861, 3y., Eastern Bay State Reg. Cav., afterward 3rd Mass. Cav. Co. M., mustered in Jan. 9, 1862.
TOWNE, JACOB ALBERT, private, 19y., farmer, s. Jacob Waldo and Lydia (Perkins) Towne, b. Topsfield, July 26, 1844, d. Topsfield, Aug. 26, 1883, enlisted May 25, 1863, mus- tered in Sept. 16, 1863, 3y., Mass. Hy. Arty. Co. F., mustered out Sept. 18, 1865.
TOWNE, JOHN HENRY, private, student, 23y., s. Benja- min B. and Esther (Peabody) Towne, b. Topsfield, Feb. 2, 1841, d. July 15, 1913, Topsfield; mustered in Aug. 6, 1864, 100d., 16th unattached Co. Mass. Vols., mustered out Nov. 14, expiration of service.
WALLIS, HENRY, 31y., private, m., stocking knitter, mus- tered in Dec. 3, 1862, 9 mos., 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., deserted Dec. 12, 1862, at Readville, Mass., served on Topsfield quota. Also carried on rolls as "Richard Henry Wallace." Resided in Ipswich at time of his enlistment, but was never enrolled. Deserted on receiving his bounty. Left a wife in Ipswich.
WALSH, WILLIAM P., 32y., tailor, b. Carbondale, Pa., s. of Owen and Mary (Doherty) Walsh ; d. Topsfield, Apr. 13, 1919 ; served in the Navy as a substitute for John A. Ordway, enlisted June 29, 1864; 3y., landsman, credit, Boston. Served on R. S. Ohio and U. S. S. Sabine, discharged June 29, 1867.
WELCH, JACOB F., s. Samuel and Mary A. Welch, b. Hamilton; mustered in Apr. 8, 1865, 1 yr., 7th New Jersey Vols. Co. E., transferred from Co. D., 5th Regiment, deserted June 9, 1865 at a camp near Washington.
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WELCH, WILLIAM P., 25y., m., shoemaker, b. out of town, died at Folly Island, Charleston, S. C.,dysentery, Nov. 7, 1863; enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, mustered Sept.3, 1862, 40th Mass. Vols. Co. F., served on quota of Topsfield.
WELLS, JEREMIAH Y., private, teamster, 34y., m., mus- tered Dec. 10, 1861, 3y., 19th Mass. Vols. Co. H, quota, Tops- field, died of wounds July 21, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.
WILDES, FRANCIS A., civil engineer, 28y., s. Asa W. Wildes; comm. Jan. 28, 1864, mustered Mar. 5, 1864, 3 y., 59th Mass. Vols. Co. G., captain, discharged Sept. 9, 1864, disability, quota, Topsfield. Had prior service in 16th Maine Inf. Wounded May 1864. Removed to Maine.
WILDES, HAYWOOD LOREN, private, 18y., shoemaker, s. Moses and Sarah Ann (Adams) Wildes, b. Topsfield, Oct. 24, 1845, d. Topsfield, Sept. 1, 1865 of disease contracted in the service; enlisted Sept. 6, 1864, 1 yr., 4th Mass. Vols. Bat- tery Light Arty. transferred to 13th Battery Light Arty. Jan. 17, 1865, discharged May 24, 1865, disability.
WILDES, JAMES B., musician, 21y., clerk, mustered in Sept. 9, 1861, mustered out Aug. 8, 1862, private, enlisted 20th Mass. Vol. Band; mustered in 2nd time Oct. 11, 1862, 9 mos., 50th Mass. Vols. Co. K., mustered out Aug. 24, 1863, expiration of service, quota, Georgetown.
WILDES, LEWIS HUMPHREY, private, 21y., shoemaker, s. Humphrey and Olive (Perkins) Wildes, b. Topsfield, July 10, 1841, d. Dec. 28, 1907; enlisted Sept. 10, 1862, mustered in Sept. 24, 1862, 9 mos., 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863.
WILDES, WILLIAM H., private, 18y., farmer, shoemaker, s. Humphrey and Olive (Perkins) Wildes, b. Topsfield, Oct. 13, 1843, d. Aug. 19, 1930, Topsfield; mustered in May 25, 1861, Massachusetts Vols. Co. C., mustered out May 23, 1864. Enlisted 2nd time, mustered in July 18, 1864, 100d., 8th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Nov. 10, 1864. Mr. Wildes was the last surviving G. A. R. Veteran of Topsfield.
WILSON, GEORGE, private, painter, 28y., mustered in Feb. 9, 1865, 1 yr., 61st Mass. Vols. Co. K., discharged July 12, 1865, at Augur Hospital, Washington, D. C., quota Topsfield.
WILSON, JAMES, private, 31y., carriage builder, s. Law- rence and Mary (Braselane) Wilson, b. Dunbarton, Scotland, Feb. 28, 1830, d. Topsfield, Nov. 18, 1902; enlisted Apr. 16, 1861, 3 mos., 5th Mass. Vols. Co. A, mustered out July 31, 1861, served on quota of Topsfield. Enlisted 2nd time, Sept. 1, 1862, 9 mos .. 48th Mass. Vols. Co. D., mustered out Sept. 3, 1863, 2nd Lieutenant, commissioned Sept. 10,1862. Taken
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prisoner at the Battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1863, absent, a prisoner, when his regiment was mustered out. He was mustered out Aug. 9, 1864, a returned prisoner of war.
There never has been a Grand Army Post in Topsfield so Topsfield veterans joined Posts in neighboring towns.
By the will of Justin Allen M. D. who died Nov. 5, 1908, $8000 was given to the Town "to erect a monument suitable to commemorate the lives of the citizens of Topsfield who enlisted in the U. S. army in defence of the country in the great rebellion of 1861-1865." The Committee appointed finally selected a design submitted by Alphonso T. Merrill, "The wounded color Sergeant." The bronze group was modelled by Mrs. Theo A. Ruggles Kitson and located on the Common, where it was dedicated July 25, 1914 with appropriate ceremonies.
Each year money is appropriated by the Town for the care and decoration of soldiers' graves.
CHAPTER XII THE WORLD WAR
The first man from Topsfield to enter into the service of the Allies was Henry Beston Sheahan who joined the Amer- ican Ambulance Corps in the Field Service of the French Army in June 1915. Mr. Sheahan was a Quincy, Mass. man who had been living at the Parson Capen house, engaged in literary work, and having French blood in his veins heard the call from France. He had most unusual opportunities to observe the war, both on land and sea, which he after- wards pictured in two of his books, "A Volunteer Poilu" and "Full Speed Ahead."
In November 1916, Helen P. Jordan, a graduate nurse, joined the Harvard unit and sailed for France. The follow- ing May, Alice L. Lake, joined the American Army Nurse Corps. They both served until the end of the War.
Anticipating the rapid progress of events, on motion of James Duncan Phillips, the following resolutions were adopted at the annual town meeting held March 5, 1917, viz:
"As the descendants and successors of the men of one of the groups of little communities surrounding Salem Bay, which, during the Revolutionary War, and the early days of the Republic, sent out innumerable armed ships to defend American rights on the high seas, it is hereby :
"RESOLVED: that we, the citizens of Topsfield, indorse the action of the President of the United States in dismissing the German Ambassador.
"RESOLVED: that we urge the immediate calling of an extra session of Congress and the use of the full power of the nation in defense of America, American lives and American honor on the high seas.
"RESOLVED: that we pledge our loyalty and support to the President for this purpose."
At a public meeting held in the Town Hall on March 31st 1917 addresses were made by Roland W. Boyden of Beverly and Sergt. George W. Donaldson formerly of Topsfield who
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had served on the Mexican border. They urged preparedness, and a Committee of Public Safety, sixteen in number was selected. The committee organized with the choice of James Duncan Phillips, chairman, George Francis Dow, vice-chair- man, Benjamin B. Towne, secretary, and William B. Poor, treasurer, and appointed the following sub-committees, viz: Town Protection and Home Guards; Emergency and Trans- portation ; Horses, Motor Vehicles, Industrial Survey; Camp, Military Equipment and Supplies; Recruiting; Co-ordination with other Societies; and Food Production.
One of the first steps taken was to organize a Home Guard for which recruiting began on April 5th, the evening before war against Germany was declared by the United States. About twenty-five were enrolled at the first meeting, but the company that eventually was organized, had a total enroll- ment of 100 men, 32 of whom came from Boxford. The
officers were: Edward J. Prest, captain ; James Duncan Phil- lips, 1st lieutenant; Alfred K. Mason (of Boxford), 2nd lieutenant. The Company was drilled weekly, in the Town Hall, and during the summer, on the Common. In February 1918, the Company was reorganized as a Machine Gun Com- pany, 15th Regt. State Guard and supplied with four machine guns. George A. Gerry was chosen lieutenant. Captain Prest continued in command. At a parade held in Salem, April 19th, the company had 135 men in line.
The Topsfield branch of the American Fund for French Wounded reported June 6th that it had made and forwarded to headquarters, 14,079 pieces, consisting of clothing, sponges, bandages, pillows, comfort bags, etc.
The women of the town organized a Canning Club, in May 1917, to conserve food. Mrs. James Duncan Phillips was chairman, Mrs. John Lawrence, secretary, and Mrs. Thomas W. Peirce, treasurer. There were over one hundred mem- bers and at the close of the season the output amounted to 3000 jars of fruits and vegetables, 1800 glasses of jelly and 500 pounds of jam.
In November 1918, citizens of Topsfield subscribed $244,650 to the Fourth Liberty Loan exceeding the town's quota by $45,000.
In 1920 the Town appropriated $100 to provide suitable permanent recognition of the sacrifice made by John Joseph Farrell, the only soldier of Topsfield who lost his life in the World War, and whose body will rest forever in the soil of France; and for Robert Whitaker Lake (who spent most of his life in Topsfield), killed in action.
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In 1921 the Town appropriated $600 for a memorial tablet to honor the citizens of Topsfield who took part in the late war. The tablet selected by the Committee was placed on the Com- mon at the left of the Town Hall with suitable background planting. In 1935 it was moved to a position near the Civil War monument and opposite the Town Library building. The inscription on the tablet reads as follows: "In honor of the men and women of Topsfield who helped restore peace to a world at war. 1914-1919."
ANDREWS, CHESTER CAMERON, b. Sept. 15, 1891, Topsfield, s. William Skelly and Edith May (MacCormack) Andrews. Inducted in service June 22, 1918, Georgetown. Infantry. Camp Devens. Service at Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla., and Camp Hill, Virginia. Transf. to Grave Registration Service, Unit 311, Aug. 15, 1918. Private, 1st cl., July 10, 1918. Sergeant, Oct. 10, 1918. Top Sergeant, Apr. 1. 1919. Embarked for overseas, Newport News, Va., Sept. 6, 1918. Embarked for home, Brest, July 9, 1919. Arrived at New York, July 18, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dix, July 24, 1919.
ANDREWS, DWIGHT BOYDEN, b. Sept. 8, 1890, Topsfield, s. William Skelly and Edith May (MacCormack) Andrews. Inducted in service Nov. 16, 1917, Commonwealth Pier, Boston, fireman in Navy. Served on U. S. S. Stevens, as a troop convoy to Brest, France, with a base at Queens- town, Ireland, meeting ships 200 miles off the coast and con- voyed them into French and English ports, mostly Brest and Liverpool, until Jan. 3, 1919. Promoted to Engineman, 2nd class, to Engineer, 1st class, to Machinists Mate, 1st class, to Chief Machinists Mate. Mustered out at Newport, July 23, 1919 and re-enlisted.
AYER, FREDERICK, JR., b. May 7, 1888, Lowell, s. Fred- erick and Ellen B. (Banning) Ayer. Inducted in service Dec. 15, 1917, Washington, D. C. Navy. Sent for duty to Chief Cable Censor's Office, Washington, D. C. Served Aug. 1, 1917 to Nov. 20th, 1918, U. S. S. Missouri, Junior Division Officer, in Chesapeake Bay and Philadelphia Navy Yard. En- sign, U. S. N. R. F. from date of enrollment. Discharged at. Boston, Dec. 3, 1918.
BAXTER, CLARENCE PENNELL, b. Mar. 31, 1891, Bangor, Me., s. William Elihu and Helen A. (Pennell) Bax- ter. Inducted in service Sept. 1, 1916. Fort Jay, N. Y. Med- ical Corps. Serviced at Army Medical School, Washington, D. C., Canal Zone, Panama and Fort Oglethorp, Ga. Promo-
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tions : Entered Service 1st Lt. Medical Corps, Regular Army. Mar. 27, 1918, made Captain, Mar. 27, 1918, made Major. Embarked for overseas at Hoboken, N. J. Continued in ser- vice in regular army after peace was declared.
BAXTER, WILLIAM ELIHU, b. Mar. 5, 1863, Portland, Me., s. William H. and Mary A. (Jackson) Baxter. Inducted in service, M. R. C. March, 1917, at Camp Mills, N. Y. Med- ical Corps. Served at Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y. In foreign service at Toul Sector. Promotions: Entered service 1st Lt., Oct. 5, 1917 made Captain. Sick in Base Hospital No. 18, three weeks with pneumonia. Embarked for overseas, Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 18, 1917. Embarked at St. Nazaire, France, arrived at Hoboken, N. J., Feb. 1, 1918. Discharged at Topsfield, Apr. 2, 1918.
BURGESS, ARTHUR EBEN, b. Feb. 14, 1889, Union, Me., s. Fred S. and Sarah L. (Ware) Burgess. Inducted in ser- vice Oct. 2, 1917, at Rockland, Me., 303 Heavy Field Artillery, to Camp Devens. Served at Winwald Down Camp, Winches- ter, Eng., Ceyrat, France. Promotions: Private 1st class Aug. 14, 1918. Embarked for overseas, Boston, July 16, 1918. Embarked for home, Pauillac, Fr., Apr. 13, 1919. Arrived at Boston, Apr. 26, 1919. Discharged, Camp Devens, May 1, 1919.
BURGESS, CHARLES MAYNARD, b. July 25, 1894, Un- ion, Me., s. Fred S. and Sarah L. (Ware) Burgess. Inducted in service May 29, 1918, at Rockland, Me. Infantry. Trans- ferred from 302nd Infantry Supply Co. to Co. C. 2nd Pioneer Infantry. Served at Camp Hunt, M. P. duty in Acarchon. Transferred from 302 Infantry Supply Co. attached to Camp St. Sulpice, Oct. 9, 1918 to Dec. 10. 1918, and assigned to 32nd Engineers duty while with 32nd Engineers; surveying and construction work before this date, while with 302nd Infantry. From March 10, 1919, to June 15, 1919, attended A. E. F. University at Beaume, Cote-d'Or, France. Came home as a casual. Embarked for overseas, New York, July 3, 1918. Embarked for home, Marseilles, June 18, 1919. Arrived at New York, July 2, 1919. Discharged, Camp Devens, July 10, 1919.
CARTER, RUFUS STANTON, b. May 22, 1894, Lynn, s. Alexander and Bertha (Waitte) Carter. Inducted in service Oct. 5, 1917, Camp Devens, Ambulance Co., No. 304 A. D. Served at St. Amand, France three months, Toul one month, Mayence, Germany four months. Transferred to Ambulance Co., No. 302, at St. Amand, France, Nov. 1, 1918. Embarked for overseas, Boston, July 10, 1918. Embarked for home, Brest, Apr. 9, 1919. Arrived at New York, Apr. 19, 1919. Discharged at Camp Mills, L. I., Apr. 26, 1919.
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CASS, JOHN JOSEPH, b. Mar. 4, 1893, Topsfield, Mass., s. Thomas F. and Fanny (O'Day) Cass. Inducted into ser- vice May 1, 1918, Georgetown. Infantry. Aviation Corps. Served at Mitchell Field, N. Y. Transferred to 315 Ammuni- tion Train, Camp Mills, N. Y. as Gas Engine Mechanic. Pro- motions : Corporal, Mar. 1, 1919. In three active drives. Sick in hospital 24 days with influenza. Embarked for over- seas, at Hoboken, N. J., July 6, 1918. Embarked for home, Marseilles, Apr. 22, 1919. Arrived at New York, May 7, 1919. Discharged at Mitchell Field, N. Y., May 12, 1919.
CLAY, JOHN HIRAM, b. Aug. 10, 1897, Beverly, Mass., s. Hiram L. and Mary L. (Murphy) Clay. Inducted in service, Oct. 19, 1918, Georgetown. Coast Artillery. Served at Fort Mckinley, Portland, Me. Fort Williams. Discharged at Fort Williams, Dec. 21, 1918.
CLERK, CHESTER H., b. June 28, 1898, Boston, s. Wil- liam B. and Annie A. (Pitman) Clerk. Enlisted May 17, 1917, Fort Slocum, N. Y. Aviation section, signal corps. Served at Kelly Field, Texas, and in France. Transferred to 43 Aero Squadron, 45 Aero Squadron, 35 Aero Squadron, and 36 Aero Squadron. Character of service, testing aero- nautic motors. Promotions: Private 1st class; Corporal. In hospital with influenza, June 15 to July 23, 1918. Hurt right hand, off duty, Nov. 30, 1918 to Jan. 4, 1919. Embarked for overseas, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1917. Embarked for home, St. Nazaire, France, Mar. 14, 1919. Arrived at New York, Mar. 24, 1919. Discharged at Camp Devens, Apr. 10, 1919.
DEXTER, HERBERT, b. July 26, 1884, Mattapoisett, s. Joseph and Sophia H. (Tinkham) Dexter. Enlisted May 29, 1917, at Topsfield. Medical Dept. of the 8th Mass. Infantry. Served at Westfield and Boxford. Transferred to 103 Field Artillery, Boxford. Embarked for overseas, at Hoboken, Oct. 9, 1917. Embarked for home, Brest, France, Mar. 31, 1919. Arrived at Boston, April 10. Discharged at Camp Devens, May 29, 1919.
DOLAN, PATRICK, b. Mar. 17, 1895, Ireland, s. Daniel and Mary (O'Hara) Dolan. Inducted in service, Sept. 21, 1917 Georgetown. Machine Gun. Served at Camp Devens and France. Transferred to 117 Supply Train, 42nd Division, Aug. 1, 1918. Embarked for overseas at East Boston, July 8. 1918. Embarked for home, Brest, France, Apr. 16, 1919. Arrived at Newport News, Virginia, Apr. 27, 1919. Dis- charged at Camp Devens, May 14, 1919.
EMSLIE, JAMES DAVIDSON, b. Mar. 28, 1887, Chapel of Gerioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, s. Alexander and Margaret
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(Reid) Emslie. Enlisted Nov. 27, 1917, at Boston. 23rd Engineers, Co. I. Served at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Camp Mead, Md., Annapolis, Md., Glen Burnie, Md., Laurel, Md. Road construction. Embarked for overseas, at Hoboken, N. J., Mar. 30, 1918. Embarked for home, Brest, France, May 29, 1919. Arrived at Boston, June 9, 1919. Discharged at Camp Devens, June 17, 1919.
FARRELL, JOHN JOSEPH, b. Salem, July 8, 1888, s. Thomas Francis and Mary (Mullaney) Farrell, came to Tops- field with his parents in 1905. Inducted in service at George- town, June 27, 1918, and sent to Camp Dix. After short train- ing went to France with an Engineering Detachment and served chiefly on construction work as a Private in Co. A. 312th Engineers, 87th Division. Died of lobar pneumonia at Base Hospital No. 12 at Beau Desert, on Feb. 26, 1919.
His body lies in the American Military Cemetery at Beau Desert, France.
FISKE, ROGER BAXTER, b. July 31, 1896, Topsfield, s. John L. and Bessie L. (Frame) Fiske. Enlisted June 6, 1918, at Boston. Naval Aviation, at Naval Aviation Detach- ment, M. I. T., Cambridge. Ground school at M. I. T., Cam- bridge. Pilot of H. F. A. Aircraft at Miami and Pensacola, Florida. Promotions : Commissioned Ensign, U. S. N. R. F., Feb. 4, 1919. Discharged at Pensacola, Feb. 12, 1919.
FORD, ROY FERGUSON, b. Feb. 23, 1897, Boxford, s. Howard and Isabell ( Andrews) Ford. Inducted in service, Sept. 3, 1918, Georgetown. Infantry. Transferred to Coast Artillery. Served at Camp Devens, Fort Andrews, Boston Harbor, Camp Eustis, Va. Promotions: Corporal, Nov. 4, 1918. Went to automobile school at Old Point Comfort. Made wagoner. Equipped for overseas at Camp Eustis, Nov. 11, 1918. Discharged at Camp Devens, Dec. 23, 1918.
FULLER, AMOS W. A., inducted Sept. 3, 1918, Beverly. 7th Co. 2nd Training Battalion, Camp Devens; transferred to Animal Embarkation Camp, Newport News, Va., Oct. 21, 1918; subsequently transferred to 304th Stevedore Regiment at Camp Alexander, Mar. 4, 1919, and to 7th Casual Co. Camp Devens, Mar. 15, 1919. Discharged Mar. 21, 1919.
GAMANS, JOHN BARSTOW, b. Dec. 2, 1899, Matta- poisett, s. Walter A. and Lucella (Dunn) Gamans. Inducted in service Nov. 19, 1918, Boston. Served at United States Marine Corps. Served at Paris Island, S. C., as prison guard. Discharged at Paris Island, S. C., Mar. 19, 1919.
GILMORE, ARTHUR HAROLD, b. Apr. 12, 1882, Attle- boro, s. William H. and Annie W. (Lane) Gilmore. Inducted
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in service June 19, 1918, Springfield, Mass., Y. M. C. A. Over- seas department. Attached to Rainbow Division (42nd), Sept. 10, 1918. Army of Occupation, Germany, Dec. 14, 1918, to Apr. 9, 1919. Attached to Personnel Bureau, Paris office, Apr. 13, 1919. Character of service in each place of duty, Y. M. C. A. Athletic director in field. While in Germany was Assistant Director of Rainbow Y. M. C. A. and lecturer on the Rhine excursion boat "Albertus Magnus." Embarked for overseas, New York City, Aug. 7, 1918. Embarked for home, Marseilles, June 7, 1919. Arrived in New York City, June 22, 1919. Discharged at New York City, June 23, 1919.
GIOVANNACCI, AMEDEO, b. Mar. 18, 1896, Italy, s. Pietro and Clotilde (Russi) Giovannacci. Inducted in service May 31, 1918, Georgetown, Artillery. Served at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Camp Jackson, S. C. as horseshoer. Promotions : Cor- poral, Sergeant, Nov. 6, 1918, Btry. B. 11th Reg., F. A. R. D. Discharged at Camp Jackson, S. C., Jan. 29, 1919.
HARRINGTON, FRANK EDWARD, b. July 9, 1892, Prov- idence, R. I., s. Thomas F. and Mary (Wealton) Harrington. Inducted in service June 7, 1918, Hingham, Mass. Naval Aviation. Transferred to Sub-chaser duty. Served at Hing- ham, receiving Ship at Boston, U. S. Naval Training Station, Pelham Bay Park, N. Y., U. S. S. Granite State, Squadron No. 11, Bath Beach, N. Y. Promotion : Machinist Mate, 2nd class. Discharged at Section Base, Bath Beach, N. Y., Apr. 9, 1919.
JACOBS, ALLEN WALTER, b. July 3, 1897, Springfield, s. Walter Allen and Estella J. (King) Jacobs. Enlisted in service, Feb. 11, 1918, Albany, N. Y., 25th Recruit Co., Gen- eral Service Infantry. Transferred from Infantry to Cavalry, then W. P. Cadet. Transferred to Recruit Detachment, 5th Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Texas. Transferred to Troop F., 5th Cavalry as Private. Promotion : Private 1st cl. Feb. 16. 1919.
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